I spent the morning working outside on our porch. When I started, the temperature was nice and cool, around 77 degrees.
(I think anything below 80 degrees feels cool. I’m always cold and Ryan is always hot, so I live under a blanket in the winter and sport fuzzy slippers in the summertime in our house.)
The weather started out temperate, but before I knew it, I was sweating in the 90-degree heat.
Lunch
As hot as I was, when it was time for lunch, I couldn’t shake a craving for a hot flatbread pizza.
I used a FlatOut healthy grain flatbread as the crust and topped it with marinara sauce, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella and shredded cheese. (This meal made me miss my family and our flatbread pizza competition… that I lost.)
I am particularly proud of the fresh basil you see on top of my pizza in the above picture. It’s from the basil plant we’ve had for a good three weeks.
Still living and thriving! That’s saying something since I basically have a black thumb when it comes to keeping foliage alive.
Perhaps I’m turning over a new leaf? (<— I love puns!)
That’s So Punny!
Speaking of puns, when I was in high school, my earth science teacher would award extra credit points to students who successfully came up with a pun in his class. It definitely kept the class engaged.
As an adult, I now realize that teacher was a genius! He kept the class hanging on his every word while also encouraging us to think and share our own creative puns with our classmates. By the end of the semester, our class was a big bunch of cheeseballs, dropping puns both inside the classroom and outside the classroom whenever we had a chance.
Every Friday, the same teacher would also read us a story from the Darwin Awards book he had on his desk. In case you’re not familiar with the Darwin Awards, they “commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species’ chances of long-term survival.”
Let’s just say this teacher was quite a character and I always looked forward to his class every day.
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Sometimes I miss learning in a classroom environment! It’s fun to engage with teachers and other students and to sometimes feel smart. Haha. I especially miss the heated discussions in literature class! Fun times–maybe I should go back and study some more. (Although when you put it that way, it doesn’t sound that appealing anymore.) 🙂
i miss the classroom environment, too. i’d love to go back to school – but w/o the studying and tests. 🙂
Barnes and Noble used to have B&N University – you could take literature courses – no tests 🙂 My dad was really into it for a while but since I was in real college still, the idea of studying for fun was the furthest thing from my mind. Now tho…. I might like it. I just took a three quarter Italian course “for fun.” It had tests though, which were less than stellar.
what a cool teacher!! i wish id had him!
I love making pizza’s on flatout wraps. They taste exactly like flatbread! 🙂
I miss being in school, well everything about it except the homework and tests. If I could go back and not have homework and tests, I most definitely would 😉
I’m all ABOUT the puns, they’re my favorite guilty pleasure when it comes to humor. I always feel like my favorite characters on shows are the ones that tell the worst jokes featuring puns (Michael Scott comes to mind…) It’s almost like they’re pun-ishing the audience.
(Clearly, I was really reaching with that one.)
I am the ultimate pun-ster…they crack me up and I live fitting them in every chance I get! Off to your breakfast page to find a pancake recipe for breakfast tomorrow 🙂
I’m going to Barcelona this weekend where its 80degrees and I feel like I’m going to the Bahamas! It’s about 50 here at the moment. Heat is still a novelty!
I’m such a cheese ball, love puns!
Your lunch looks soo good! 🙂
Love the puns and the teacher, what a great class!
I am always freezing in our house during the summer too…some how the air always magically gets turned up! Plus the Arizona heat makes the 70’s feel amazing, which I am loving these days!
Omg that cartoon reminds me of a Modern Family episode when Gloria ordered baby cheez-its over the phone but the box she received contained baby Jesus’!! Too funny 🙂
And your homemade pizza looks divine, I love the addition of the fresh basil! Although, I also have a black thumb and wouldn’t trust myself growing my own herbs…they’d be dead in a week!
Your teacher kind of sounds like…well…me. Haha! I totally encourage my kids to get silly and come up with puns, especially when we study Shakespeare. They love it!
Cute cartoon! Sounds like a great teacher 🙂
How the heck are you keeping the basil plant alive??! I bought two recently and have killed them both withing a wee or two. I need tips!! 🙂
i killed the first two i bought, too! maybe third time’s a charm? i just put it in sunlight and water it every day – but i’m careful not to OVER water. i think that’s what i did w/ the first one.
Thanks for the tips! I think I will try my third, hopefully it works. I love basil
I’m such a sucker for a good pun. And that really is a good move by your teacher!
Ohh love that 77 degrees is cool for you in Florida.. here in SF, everyone gets so excited if we ever see the high-70s! And yay for the flatbread pizza! I actually just posted about my own today 🙂 I’m not very good at puns but get very excited when I come up with one! Haha I think that shows just how lame I am!
LOL, I’m all for puns too! My favourite teachers were always the quirky ones as well. It makes classes so much more interesting!
And about feeling a little chilly, I have my office space heater on daily, even in the summer! I know it’s probably not very energy efficient, but if the AC wasn’t on so darn high I’d happily switch it off!
That reminds me of a teach I had in junior high- who was also an earth science teacher. He had a shaved head and look just like Mr. Clean. (that is what he dressed up as on Halloween). He was always talking about the Darwin awards too, those people are crazy!
i LOVE flat bread pizzas!! endless possibilities they provide. have you ever tried cutting it up into chip size pieces, spray with a touch of oil and salt and bake at 400 for just 5 min-ish? they turn into crispy, crunch chips, perfect for dipping in guac, hummus, salsa, etc. a nice alternative to standard pita chips (which also seem to be much more calorically dense)
Ok the church mice are hilarious!!! I love puns — and I’ve had a few really good teachers in my time too. Sometimes I really miss being in school!
Sounds like my biology teacher in high school. I looked forward to his “joke of the day” everyday! He also told us he had a duck impression and built it up for months. The “duck” impression was just ducking behind his desk until we got it.
I love puns!! the cornier the better… and I tried one of those flatbreads as a pizza crust – excellent recommendation so quick and easy AND healthy!!!
Definitely reminds me of a few of my fave teachers 🙂
Ah, I love reading the Darwin Awards. They always make me laugh. The Stupid Criminal Honourable Mentions usually make me laugh the hardest!!!! haha
LOVE PUNS! I am a cheesy minx and I love it!
haha that is HILARIous! I wish I had teachers like that……..
And yes, that pizza idea is the best. I always bust that out when I am at a loss of what to make 😉
Great pizza! The fresh basil makes a real difference, it adds a very good flavor. I think puns is like an art, and some people are real masters of it!
It took me a second to get that pun. I’m a bit slow! I’ve been crazy pizza for a few days. It is definitely on the dinner menu for tonight.
I’m turning over a new leaf? (<— I love puns!)
^ Hehehe I see what you did there 🙂
I grew a basil plant this summer as well and was really happy with the results! 🙂 My math teacher would give us extra credit points if we brought in a math comic-I love when teachers try to incorporate fun and learning! 🙂
I totally want to get a basil plant! My mama always liked to use fresh basil when I was growing up, although I’ve never been much of a gardener so I’ve been a little intimidated to buy one..
i was too but they’re super cheap! it’s worth a shot for only $2!
I love love love creative teachers. I hate hate hate how they aren’t appreciated and often thought of as “privileged.” Makes me seethe.
I have some flatout in my fridge right now and I haven’t thought about making pizza with it! I think I know what I’ll be having for lunch soon:)
That class sounds like it was fun! I have such good memories of a handful of teachers that made the learning environment fun. It really takes a special kind of person to be able to do that 🙂
I love remembering old teachers and professors from college…they really made it fun to go to class!
That basil plant is looking good! I always want to try growing fresh herbs but get nervous I’ll kill them. I love puns too. During college football games, I would always try to make puns out of the opposing team’s last names. Nerdy trash talk for ya!
My stepdad is the WORST with puns (and corny jokes in general.) He is bald, and one day he came in from working in the yard and there was a leaf stuck to his head, unbeknownst to him. My mom and I started giggling and my mom said “There’s (giggle) a leaf (giggle) on your head!” And we both kept laughing. He looked at us for a minute and said “…..Leaf me alone!”
My mom and I still talk about that one to this day and it was at least 6 years ago!
ah! i think your stepdad and i would get along very well. 🙂
Too funny! I had an earth science teacher in junior high who also read from the Darwin Awards once a week! I hated all the homework in that class, but the teacher was actually one of favorites now that I look back!
I love puns. I always feel the need to explain the pun because I am not sure if the other person got it. In turn, the pun gets ruined, haha. Story of my life here. I guess I just need to appreciate the pun for what it is 😉
I just saw that puppy face on this am’s post…so cute. I would hate to think of him in trouble! Ty and I went on a run this am and then swung by the puppy store so I could get my “fix”, however, they were CLOSED! Urgh, I wish I had a doggy!
I have a few high school teachers that I still remember! We had a chem teacher that was this crazy Russian. On the first day of school, he literally picked up a chair, threw it ACROSS THE CLASSROOM, turned to us and said, “That’s physics.” Then he went over to the vented hood, blew something up, and said, “And that’s chemistry. You’re in chem class. Any questions?” To this day, I STILL remember him fondly. Talk about a way to grab the attention of high school students!
What? Your basil plant has stayed alive that long?
I bought one last week and it died in two days. What gives? Do you keep yours by the window all day and how often do you water it?
yes! all day in the sunlight and then i water it 1x a day – but take care not to over water. i think that was my problem before!
You’re pizza recipe looks like its really good, I’ll have to give it a try! I make a similar pizza using tortillas, but the flatbreads you use look a lot more substantial. I also add in some grilled chicken slices to top my pizzas to add in a little more protein to my meals.
That pun made me think of the Grilled Cheesus episode of Glee! I LOVED that one!
i remember that one!
That book sounds like it would be hilarious! and definitely something a science teacher would have (i was a science major). And that pizza looks sooooo good! makes me wish I had that and not the dinner I packed…
That pizza looks awesome! And congrats on the basil! That is much harder to keep alive than you let on! ;p
I’ve never had any luck with growing herbs, either. I think your black thumb is turning green!
I am so bad at puns. Anytime I come up with one, they’re horribly corny. But they’re still fun to come up with!
Your black thumb must be rubbing off on me because I killed nearly every single plant and herb I tried to grow this year. 🙁
How do you cook the flatout bread pizzas and for long?
I could eat that lunch everyday, looks delish.
I kept my basil alive all summer too. 1st time.
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